Gerry Fong, the executive chef at Persimmons Restaurant on the New Bern waterfront, competed against Adam Hayes of Asheville’s The Red Stag in the semi-finals of the “Final Fire-Battle of Champions,” part of the Got To Be NC Competition Dining Series, before a sold-out crowd Friday at the Renaissance Raleigh North Hills Hotel. READ MORE

BRIDGETON — Othalia Hunnings, 76, and her daughter, Kimberly Phillips, aka Kim Hunnings, 48, were arrested by Bridgeton Police Wednesday for several charges related to the trafficking and selling of controlled substances. READ MORE